Sergeant Floyd Monument
- Address: 2601 S Lewis Rd
- Vicinity: S of Glenn Ave
- Neighborhood of Morningside Sioux City in Sioux City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1804/07/30 | William Clark | Explorer | William Clark notes that Sergeant Floyd is "verry unwell a bad Cold" etc. | Lewis and Clark Expedition | ||
| 1804/08/20 | Charles Floyd (explorer) | Died | Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Floyd dies on August 20th. The expedition holds a funeral and buries Floyd on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, namjng it Floyd's Bluff in his honor. | Lewis and Clark Expedition | ||
| 1857/00/00 | After erosion causes much of Floyd's grave and the cedar post marker installed by the expedition to wash away. Citizens rescued most of Floyd's skeleton, and re-buried it 200 meters east of the original burial site. | |||||
| 1895/08/00 | Charles Floyd (explorer) | In Memoriam | Two plaster casts of Sargent Floyd's skull and jaw are made and photographed. One of the casts has long since been lost. | |||
| 1895/08/20 | Charles Floyd (explorer) | In Memoriam | Sargent Charles Floyd's remains were buried again. Sioux City residents Thomas J Stone, John H Charles, George D Perkins, C R Marks and G W Wakefield establish the Floyd Association to erect a monument. | |||
| 1901/05/30 | Sergeant Floyd Monument's white sandstone, 100 feet (30 m) high obelisk is completed. |
| Particulars for Sergeant Floyd Monument: | |
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| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Funerary | Grave, burial |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Sight Category | Structure |
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